All articles by zoeapostolides – Page 9
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FeaturePort-related projects granted $104m
The US Department of Transportation has announced the investment of $104m in the implementation of a connective seaport infrastructure known as Tiger-V.The port of Baltimore in the state of Maryland has been particularly lucky in this case, having been endowed with $10,000 to expand its handling capacity at the Fairline ...
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FeatureSouth Carolina tipped as Hankook favourite
Orangeburg County has been growing steadily as a hub of logistics suppliers in recent months, leading to speculation that South Korean tyre giant Hankook may select South Carolina as the site of its new US manufacturing plant. Since early 2011, the state is reported to have gained $5.1 billion in ...
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FeatureToyota to invest $28m in North American production growth
Toyota has announced that it will pour $28m into its technical centres at Ann Arbor, Michigan. The move comes as the company seeks to expand its North American operations, with its top US sales executive stating that Toyota aims to construct some of its Prius hybrids in the region. Currently, ...
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FeatureTo Sunderland… and Infiniti!
Nissan’s luxury vehicle division Infiniti will be making vehicles for the European market at the parent company’s plant in Sunderland, UK from 2015 and there are reported to be some unique considerations for logistics according to the company.It is the first time Infiniti has made vehicles in Europe and it ...
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FeatureNeptune appoints Bruno Sidler as executive committee member
Bruno Sidler has joined the Board of Directors of Singapore-based container shipping and logistics company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and will serve as a member of its executive committee. Sidler has worked for over 30 years within the logistics industry. He became president and CEO at Panalpina in 1998 before ...
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FeaturePort praise as 100th vessel calls at Hambantota
The Sri Lankan port of Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa (MRMRP) in Hambantota has celebrated the arrival of its one hundredth vessel, a year since it started handling vehicle ro-ro traffic. Since early June 2012 the port has handled more than 35,000 vehicle units, including almost 15,000 transshipments and 21,000 imports. ...
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FeatureDFDS invests £34m to scrub out the sulphur
Leading ocean forwarder DFDS Seaways is investing a further £34m ($53m) in scrubber technology to filter sulphur from its vessels’ exhaust gases. The latest investment covers three vessels bringing the number in its fleet using scrubbers to 12. It comes ahead of environmental regulations set by the European Commission that ...
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FeatureGefco and Ford team up in UK market
Transport and logistics provider Gefco has announced a new partnership with Ford. Under the agreement, the logistics provider will assume responsibility for multi-user, in-night distribution of parts to dealers across several UK regions. This is the first alliance of its kind to be implemented between the two organisations in the ...
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FeatureMercedes boosts fuel cell forklift fleet
Mercedes-Benz USA is expanding its fuel cell-powered forklift truck fleet at the Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama with the purchase of 123 GenDrive hydrogen-based fuel cell units supplied by technology provider Plug Power. The units will power forklift trucks at a logistics hub under construction in Tuscaloosa next to the carmaker’s ...
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FeatureGCS adds two more automotive customers to its Novorossiysk operation
Logistics provider Global Container Services (GCS) is providing supply chain services for China’s Brilliance Auto and Taiwanese carmaker Luxgen through the port of Novorossiysk in Russia.In two recently-signed contracts, GCS will be transporting complete knockdown (CKD) kits along a 470km route from the port to assembly plants in the southern ...
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FeatureInform appoints Hartmut Haubrich as director of FVL systems
Hartmut Haubrich Systems and IT group Inform has appointed Hartmut Haubrich as director of finished vehicle logistics systems. It is a newly created position following Haubrich’s move from director of delivery at the company’s aviation division. Haubrich will be responsible for the business solutions needed to develop the company’s outbound ...
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FeatureDaimler invests €2 billion in China to challenge rivals
Daimler has announced plans to invest €2 billion ($2.7 billion) in doubling capacity for vehicle production with its joint venture partner in China, BAIC, in a bid to challenge its competitors Audi and BMW. The investment will go into expanding production at Beijing Benz Automotive Company’s (BBAC) existing plant in ...
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FeatureGeely prepares to send Volvo-developed exports to US
Chinese automotive manufacturing company, Geely Automotive Holdings, says that it plans to start exporting cars developed with Volvo to the US in 2016. The move comes a full ten years after the company’s founder, Li Shufu set the goal after the Detroit auto show in 2006. In 2008, Geely approached ...
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FeatureYusen warehouse widens footprint in Thailand
Yusen Logistics has established its third warehouse in Thailand. The 40,000-square metre facility, at the Yusen Laem Chabang Logistics Centre, makes it the largest distribution centre in South East Asia. Operations commenced on 29th July. Laem Chabang is around 100km southeast of Bangkok, making it strategically positioned given that many ...
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FeatureBMW battles supply chain disruption in aftermarket
BMW’s spare parts supply chain in Germany is being disrupted by breakdown in its logistics programme ATLAS, which is causing delays to the delivery of replacement parts in the aftermarket. Around 10% of parts required are not immediately available in the group’s central warehouse in Dingolfing, Germany, a facility that ...
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FeatureSkoda expands production with launch of hatchback
Volkswagen’s Skoda division has started production on a new hatchback model in the high-volume compact segment. The group’s main factory in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic rolled the Rapid Spaceback model off the production line on August 19th. Since April, a new logistics warehouse has been in operation to ...
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FeatureTractor dealer Eagle Mark 4 opens warehouse in North Carolina
Eagle Mark 4, which deals in aftermarket parts for terminal and yard tractors, has opened a new warehouse in Wilmington, North Carolina. The facility will provide over 1,000 clients with next-day ground shipping services on all yard truck part orders. The company said its truck yard inventory has grown by ...
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FeatureCeva starts operations at Singapore facility
Ceva Logistics has announced the start of operations for its new facility in Singapore and confirmed that the facility will be able to support automotive business. It will be housed in the Tampines LogisPark, in the eastern part of the country, strategically located within easy access to the expressways, airport ...
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FeatureEpicor launches location-specific inventory tool
The business software solutions group Epicor Software Corporation has created a new service for its automotive customers, which will enable them to identify location-specific inventory modes based on the demand of actual parts.Version 6 of Epicor Vista for the Automotive Aftermarket will allow users to categorise their demands by vehicle, ...
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FeatureVolkswagen commissions seven plants in China
The Volkswagen Group has commissioned the creation of seven new plants in China. The first of these will be the Volkswagen FAW Engine plant located in Changchun, which is set to produce and supply the latest generation of EA888 engines.Changchun is a key powertrain production base for VW. In the ...